1936 Map of La Feria

About this map

Arroyo Colorado winds through the southern reaches of this landscape, its serpentine path defining the drainage patterns of the lower Rio Grande Valley. In the mid-1930s, the region was characterized by its early irrigation infrastructure and agricultural development, visible in the extensive network of local thoroughfares like Orange Grove Road and Rabb Road. The town of La Feria sits as a primary transit hub where the Missouri Pacific railroad intersects the local grid. Further north, the dry Tiocano Lake Bed serves as a prominent landmark amongst the emerging citrus groves and truck farms. Other small rail-stop communities and settlements such as Bixby, Chasladd, and Stuart Place dot the corridor, illustrating the concentrated growth along the rail lines while the northern boundary at Santa Rosa shows the transition toward more open terrain near the Hidalgo County line.